Very Old Carved Boot with Iron Nails, Presumed Pipe Tamper monk As evident there is a

As evident there is a little staining  to the paper on a couple at the top and toning around the edges

The stone is a beautiful deep marbled green

8 1/4" t x 9 1/2" w x 7 3/4" d

--with a hollow interior as well as a metal roof painted what is now a very mellow gold

I love the watertower as form

Very Old Carved Boot with Iron Nails, Presumed Pipe Tamper monk As evident there is a(Hard to photograph because that black paint absorbs all the light so I set it atop a block, which maybe helps a bit.) I believe this is quite an early carved boot American I believe, and earlyish 19th c. I would guess and I believe it was meant to function as a pipe tamper. I really love the form, very folky and a little awkward, but also with this great high heel. And I especially love the old iron nails that run both down the front and around the